"Magic reaction?" Earl Delta turned his head and asked, "What's that?"
"Tell your Knight to get out of the way!" Brian roared at him, not caring about etiquette. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
Before his voice died away, a group of believers in indigo robes rushed out from the corner of the street and rushed into the group of Knight leading the way. The impact of the attackers was so strong that even the horses were thrown to the ground. Several Knight's legs were crushed by the mountain-like mounts before they could react. The others immediately drew their swords and rushed forward to fight the believers.
The people on the street gave way. Many people were pushed to the ground in panic. Cries and cries for help came one after another. The scene was a mess for a while.
"They... they really rebelled!" The earl was surprised at first, and then he flew into a rage. "Damn it, kill all these traitors!"
However, a flying bluestone made him shut his mouth.
It was a part of the pavement on the street. The stone slabs rose into the air and slammed toward the knights. The speed was so fast that only a green afterimage could be seen. The armor of the knight who was hit instantly deflated. Blood spurted out from the gaps between the helmet and the joints. It seemed that there was no way for him to survive.
Following that, more stone slabs flew out, even including the believers. Those who were hit vertically had their bones broken, and those who were hit horizontally were cut in half.
Earl Delta was pulled to the side of the street by Brian before he could express his shock.
"Fire!" Iron Axe ordered.
Continuous gunshots rang out in the street.
The people who were still standing fell down like wheat being cut down, and the originally chaotic front of the team became empty for a short while. When the smoke dissipated, only the Knight and the believers were left lying on the ground. Some of them were still breathing and were curled up on the ground, moaning in pain.
"Where are the enemies?" Brian stared at the corner of the street without blinking, as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
"Didn't the enemies... all fall?" The earl was shocked and puzzled. Obviously, he did not expect that His Majesty's army was so strong. More than ten silver-armored Knight almost lost the ability to fight in the blink of an eye.
"They're here!" Sylvie said sternly.
As if responding to her warning, a woman walked out from the corner of the street. The stone slabs on the street rolled up like a carpet and floated in the air.
Concentrated gunshots rang out again, and the stone slab that had just been erected was smashed into pieces. However, there was still a piece of limestone that had completed its turn, and like a thick sword, it swept towards the crowd.
Oh no! Brian's heart sank. Based on what he had just seen, there was no way a flintlock could accurately smash an overturned stone slab in such a short distance. He could hardly imagine the scene of the soldiers being hit. They did not even have armor, and their casualties would only be worse than the Knight's. But at a time like this, he could only endure it.
Almost at the same time, a purple light suddenly appeared in front of the team.
The magic cage completely enveloped the stone slab and quickly tightened, forcibly stopping it in its tracks.
"The enemy … is a witch?" Earl Delta finally reacted.
The First Army did not stop shooting until all the erected stone slabs fell to the ground.
The thick smoke obscured their vision, and the air was filled with the choking smell of sulfur, but no one dared to rub their eyes or cough. Except for the sound of reloading, the scene was frighteningly quiet.
"Miss Sylvie?" Iron Axe asked.
"The magic... is gone," she said slowly.
The disappearance of magic meant that the enemy had left the battlefield or was already dead.
When the smoke dissipated, Brian saw the result.
A woman was lying in a pool of blood. Her dark green curly hair was soaked in the blood and looked even darker.
Brian let go of the Earl, who was still in shock, and walked in front of her. Her red and white priest robe revealed her identity without a doubt.
There were two palm-sized wounds on the chest and abdomen of the Pure Witch, and reddish-brown blood clots were still flowing out. Probably because the bullet had penetrated the stone slab, it had directly penetrated her body. There were many scars on her arms and legs, probably caused by flying gravel.
Rolling up the green stone slabs on the street as a shield, and then using the remaining stone slabs as weapons to attack the enemy. Even if the enemy had a God's Stone of Retaliation, it would be difficult for them to get close to her. It was a very correct method, but she did not expect the power of the flintlock.
Now that he thought about it, he was afraid that in the first round of shooting, she had already been hit by the dense rain of bullets, but she still insisted on flipping a stone slab and throwing it, which showed her willpower.
"Is she really a witch of the church?" Delta cautiously came forward.
"Didn't His Majesty make it very clear in the propaganda in King's City?" Brian replied angrily. "The church not only poisons ordinary people with Berserk Pills, but also secretly trains witches who serve them. Those innocent women who were framed by the church are on our side. Haven't you heard anything about it?"
"I have, but it's really unbelievable …"
"This is nothing. The church has done many despicable things. Of course, the nobles are no better." Brian thought in his heart, but did not speak again.
Edith was also shocked by this short conflict.
It was the first time she saw the fighting style of the flintlock troops. From discovering the target to defeating the enemy, the whole process was like a storm, and the soldiers only needed to stand still. His Majesty's army had already gained the upper hand in terms of physical exhaustion. It was conceivable that the larger the scale of the battle, the more obvious the advantage of using flintlocks.
There was no doubt that the form of war with thick armor and sharp blades had been completely changed.
Thinking of the roaring machines in the Western Region that were constantly producing such weapons, Edith knew how terrible the war potential of His Majesty's territory was.
Edith did not come to her senses until Iron Axe ordered the troops to move forward.
But she was even more determined in her heart — her choice was right.
The First Army turned the corner and soon arrived at the door of the church. There were already many corpses lying on the ground, and they were basically from the patrol team.
The cause of the incident was quickly found out. Just as the patrol team was following orders to lock down the church, more than two hundred berserkers suddenly rushed out and scattered the Thane's men. Some of the believers stayed behind to tangle with the patrol team and create chaos in the outskirts of the city, while others directly broke through the city gate. Fortunately, the First Army was less than 100 meters away from the church at that time and happened to run into the pure witches. Had they been a quarter of an hour late, the pure witches would have probably escaped in the chaos.
Brian led the troops into the church and quickly cleaned up the remaining resistance inside.
Then it was time to loot. According to His Majesty's request, the documents, letters, and supplies of the church had to be looted completely.
Under Sylvie's instructions, the soldiers blew up the heavy iron door of the basement with a small bag of explosives. When the door slowly fell down, the people present could not help but stare at it.
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